Game rack



Sept. 9 .1924. n... aol-:PPLER am: mex

Patented Sept. 9, 1924.

UNITED @STATES i l y 1,508,032

Louis ioEPrLnn, oronKnANn, yenr.,1roInvia-Q,, Assrerivon, `Tornnrnnnrrinnlcoiyr; IraivIEs, INC., orsniv rnancrsco, CALIFORNIA, ACORPORATION or DELAWARE,

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v To all whom t may @macerata i Be it known thatJ I', LOUIS BonrrLnn," acitizen of the 'United States, and a resident of the city ofiOakland',county' of Alameda,

State of California, have invented a newand useful Game Rack, of whichthe `following Yis a specification.

`My inventionrelates to games andparticularl to a rack for "holdinglthetiles used in the hinese game mah jongg. l y

f An object of my invention is to provide a game rack which can befolded into a pocket size package, and at the ltime of play can befolded into stable form.

Another object of my invention is to provide a very cheap rack for usein playing mah jongg. i

. The invention possesses other objects and features of advantage, someof which, with the foregoing, will be set forth in the followingdescription of the preferred form of my invention which is illustratedin the l drawings accompanying and forming part o-f the specication.Itis to be understood that I do not limit myself to the showing made' bythe said drawings and description, as I may adopt variations of thepreferred form within the scope of my invent-ion as set forth in theclaims.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure l is a perspective view of the unfolded sheet.

y Figure 2 is a perspective View of the rack in folded position.

Figure 3 is a sectional view of the rack taken in a plane perpendicularto its longitudinal axis. A game tile is shown in dotted lines.

Broadly conside-red, my invention comprises a generally rectangularsheet of fibrous material, such as cardboard, scored longitudinally tofacilitate folding'into prismatic'form, and scored transversely topermit folding into a pocket size package..

' When folded, one side of the prism extends beyond the adjacent sideand forms a ledge on which the game pieces or tiles rest. The extendedside is provided with slits thru which pass complementary tabs formedintegral with the sheet. These tabs serve as legs to support the rackand also as means for `holding the sheet in folded form during the timeof play.

In detail, my invention comprises a generally rectangular sheet ofcard-board with to collapse.

'a transverse crease in the'vcenterr'of the sheet.y When folded on thisline a flat package is formed which canv be carried conveniently in apocket. There are manytypes of wooden racks on the market but such rackscannot be`v carriedfabouteasily. Itis difficult to play lthe game mah`jongg without a rack.l` The' tiles are easily tipped over,"v' p `whichexposes the players hand to'hisop,- ponents, the playing eombinationsare'inot so easilyv kepttogether and the tiles bein in vertical position'are'not soeasily rea The wooden yracks are cumbersome and' heavy andare frequentlyleftbehindjust on account of their inconvenience. Myinvention provides a rack of regulation size which is light in weightand when folded onthe scoring 3 makes a package which can be carried ina pocket. v l The sheet isprovided with two parallel longitudinalcreases 4 and 5, which divide which facilitate the folding ofthe sheetinto prismatic form..v The area 8 ,is wider than the other two areas andisA provided' with slits 9 -disposed near vthe outer edge of the sheetand parallel to the fold 4. Disposed on the `outer edge of the area 6and Vthe `sheet vinto three areas, 6, 7 and 8` and. l

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formed integral withthe sheet are tabs 11 complementary tothe slits 9v.

To form the game rack of my invention the sheet is folded.. along thecreases 4 and 5, the tabs l1 being passed thru the slits 9. The spacebetween-the slits 9 and the outer edge of the area 8 extend beyond theadja-` cent side of the prism and forms a ledge l2.

After being passed thru the slits the tabs are bent backwardly slightly,as shown in Fligure 3. This keeps them from being disengaged from theslits. by the resiliencyof the folded sheet, andL also prevents theweight of the tiles on theledge l2 from pushing the lower edge of theprism down-` wardly'from the tabs and allowing the rack i The tabs notonly serve 'as'k locks to make the rack stable but also pror vide legs.The legs improvethe angleon whichthe tiles lie and'give the better viewof his hand.

I claim:

l. A game rack comprising a sheet of fibrous material folded into`prismatic form, and means for holding the sheet vin foldedposition. t 'lj 2. A gamefrack comprising a substantially playera llo recieve-.1erSheet Ouf ble-.Lis materiel ilfled into .,rlanguljal prism, and me@ Sorw'lling the sheet in foldedliiostion.y

3. e gaine reel; @empreinte e substantiel 5 1y ietineiler Sheet "0f'.iou'mteral folded nt`a`prisn'1 Vand provided with "tabs andcomplementary slits, the tabs when in engagement with the slits, servingto'hold the sheet n folded piestion and te pro,- vide legs for the rack.

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7.`I A game rack comprising a substantial ly reetangular sheet offibrous material havi'ng`pa1'allel longitudinal creases dividing thesheejg ingo {Lhree areas, one of the out,- side areas being Wider thanthe remaining areas and provided with slits, `Lthe opposite edge diesheer 'being A@iwided with .tabs @simplemente-r te sa-dJslte'said 'Sheetbeing eden ed l lo g the Said creases it@ fe-rin a 1L g l. withlthewider area gj beyerid the @diaree-.t the prism to form a ledge an Labsengaged ie slit-.S t@ lees .Q ,S-eport the reels fr .d 11e' locks @Qpresent iin,-

folding thereQfQ 1.1i testrnely whereof, l; hairehereunto set hand.

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